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Department

Management

Location

Windhoek

Position Type

Permanent

About the position

Critical requirements: 

  • Chartered Accountant CA(Nam), registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN), OR CA(SA), ACCA, CIMA, or CPA with eligibility for ICAN registration; or directly equivalent recognised qualification.

  • Eligibility to work in Namibia (Namibian citizenship, permanent residence, or appropriate work permit).

  • Minimum 8 years post-qualification experience, with at least 5 years in a senior finance leadership role.

  • Demonstrable experience preparing and reviewing annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs and the Companies Act, 2004.

  • Working knowledge of the Namibian Income Tax Act, VAT Act, PAYE, and NamRA submission processes (including ITAS).

  • Strong experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, debtors and WIP management, internal controls, and statutory tax compliance.

  •  Experience leading and developing a finance team.

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proven ability to use accounting and practice management systems.

  • Driver's License Code B - Will be required to travel to the other PKF FCS branches.

Key Performance Areas: 

  • Financial processing and internal controls.

  • Management accounts and financial reporting.

  • Budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.

  • Cashflow and treasury.

  • Working capital - debtors and WIP.

  • Branch financial oversight and management reporting.

  • Year-end and annual financial statements.

  •  Tax and statutory compliance (Namibia).

  • Audit firm independence and ethics (finance interactions).

  • Data protection, privacy, and confidentiality.

  • Insurance and financial risk.

  • IT, finance systems, and process improvement.

  • ESG and sustainability reporting.

  • PKF International / PKF Global reporting.

  • Leadership and Finance team management.

  • Exposure to ESG and sustainability reporting.

Added Advantages | Special Requirements

  • Experience with practice management systems used by Namibian accounting firms (e.g., Caseware Working Papers, PAPAS Namibia, Pastel Partner).

  • Experience managing finance across multiple branches or offices.

  • Experience coordinating network, member-firm, or international reporting requirements.

  • Working knowledge of PAAB and ICAN independence and ethics rules, and the IFAC IESBA Code.

  • Familiarity with Namibian exchange-control directives administered by the Bank of Namibia through authorised dealers.

Language requirement: English

Further preferences:

  • Person of a previously disadvantaged group as described in the Employment Equity Act.

  • Additional relevant academic requirements.

  • Pastel & MS Office experience

Our Benefits include: 

  • Market Related Salary

  • Medical Aid

  • Pension

  • Education support benefit

  • Long Service Awards

Closing date: 15 November 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply here

Enquiries contact: Hevelina Erasmus - 064 415 144